Broken Antler Fen let's show them we are better

She didn't speak until he'd finished, and for that he was grateful. He was even more grateful, and perhaps, a tad bit surprised that she ended up agreeing to his suggestion that they take it one day at a time, and if that became too much to handle, then one hour at a time, and if that also became too much to handle, then one minute, one second at a time. Deep down, Nico was determined to make their relationship work, though for what reason, even the winter soldier knew not. He didn't dwell on those thoughts however, deciding that he was going to take his own advice, and simply take it a minute at a time.

"Okay," Nico murmured, staring at her curiously as she touched her muzzle to his cheek. Slowly, a small genuine smile tugged at the edges of his lips and he relaxed into her touch, before drawing away to fix his attention on her once more. "There's still one bit I don't quite understand," he told her softly, the twinkle that hadn't been present for a month or more now, reappeared in his apple green gaze and he smirked good-naturedly. "Does this mean you'll date me and allow me to court you? Not mates..but...be my girlfriend?" 

Nico didn't want to take it fast yet, for he sensed that neither of them were ready for it. And while in this world of wolves, dating and courting usually wasn't the norm..rather, wolves confessed when they were truly in love and became mates straight away. But he wasn't normal, and in his mind, Aero wasn't either. He felt that doing this, whatever it was, in their own way was better than conforming to society's expectations.